SOCCER PLAYER
Christopher Samba
1984 - Today

Christopher Samba
Veijeany Christopher Samba (born 28 March 1984), known as Christopher Samba, is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he played for the Congo national team. Samba notably played in the Premier League for Blackburn Rovers where he played for five years, notching up 161 league appearances with 16 goals. He also played top flight football in England for Queens Park Rangers with a spell in the EFL Championship with Aston Villa. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Samba is the 12,929th most popular soccer player (down from 10,786th in 2019), the 6,103rd most popular biography from France (down from 5,943rd in 2019) and the 624th most popular French Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Christopher Samba ranks 12,929 out of 21,273. Before him are Łukasz Szukała, Oswaldo Vizcarrondo, Hitoshi Morishita, André Biyogo Poko, Abdallah El Said, and Jakub Sylvestr. After him are Satoshi Mashimo, Franck Atsou, Eric Eichmann, Nacho Novo, Dodô, and Nikola Drinčić.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsŁukasz Szukała
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,936
Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,937
Hitoshi Morishita
1967 - 2025
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,938
André Biyogo Poko
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,939
Abdallah El Said
1985 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,940
Jakub Sylvestr
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,941
Christopher Samba
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 12,942
Satoshi Mashimo
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 12,943
Franck Atsou
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 12,944
Eric Eichmann
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 12,945
Nacho Novo
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 12,946
Dodô
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 12,947
Nikola Drinčić
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 12,948
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1984, Christopher Samba ranks 830. Before him are Alessandro Rosina, Mladen Božović, Tozin, John Kucera, Łukasz Szukała, and Oswaldo Vizcarrondo. After him are Jared Tallent, Nikola Drinčić, Simon Pagenaud, Papa Gueye, Petri Kontiola, and Kostas Vasileiadis.
Others Born in 1984
Go to all RankingsAlessandro Rosina
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 824
Mladen Božović
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 825
Tozin
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 826
John Kucera
SKIER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 827
Łukasz Szukała
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 828
Oswaldo Vizcarrondo
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 829
Christopher Samba
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 830
Jared Tallent
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 831
Nikola Drinčić
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 832
Simon Pagenaud
RACING DRIVER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 833
Papa Gueye
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 834
Petri Kontiola
HOCKEY PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 835
Kostas Vasileiadis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 836
In France
Among people born in France, Christopher Samba ranks 6,103 out of 6,770. Before him are Amandine Buchard (1995), Pierre-Alain Frau (1980), Jonathan Schmid (1990), Maxime Lopez (1997), Théo Pourchaire (2003), and Teddy Tamgho (1989). After him are Andrew Albicy (1990), Simon Pagenaud (1984), Claire Nouvian (1974), Erwann Le Péchoux (1982), Camille Rowe (1990), and Warren Barguil (1991).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAmandine Buchard
WRESTLER
1995 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 6,097
Pierre-Alain Frau
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 6,098
Jonathan Schmid
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 6,099
Maxime Lopez
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 6,100
Théo Pourchaire
RACING DRIVER
2003 - Present
HPI: 41.32
Rank: 6,101
Teddy Tamgho
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 6,102
Christopher Samba
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 6,103
Andrew Albicy
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.29
Rank: 6,104
Simon Pagenaud
RACING DRIVER
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 6,105
Claire Nouvian
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 6,106
Erwann Le Péchoux
FENCER
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 6,107
Camille Rowe
MODEL
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 6,108
Warren Barguil
CYCLIST
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 6,109
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France
Among soccer players born in France, Christopher Samba ranks 624. Before him are Fabrice N'Sakala (1990), Lamine Gassama (1989), Marvin Martin (1988), Pierre-Alain Frau (1980), Jonathan Schmid (1990), and Maxime Lopez (1997). After him are Eliesse Ben Seghir (2005), Abdoulaye Doucouré (1993), Issiar Dia (1987), Vincent Laban (1984), Mehdi Abeid (1992), and Naïm Sliti (1992).
Fabrice N'Sakala
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 618
Lamine Gassama
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 619
Marvin Martin
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 620
Pierre-Alain Frau
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 621
Jonathan Schmid
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 622
Maxime Lopez
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 623
Christopher Samba
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 624
Eliesse Ben Seghir
2005 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 625
Abdoulaye Doucouré
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 626
Issiar Dia
1987 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Rank: 627
Vincent Laban
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 628
Mehdi Abeid
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 629
Naïm Sliti
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 630